MSP urges the United States and the UN to evaluate its proposal for Western Sahara

Mohammed Cherif, responsible for International Relations of the Saharawi Movement for Peace (MSP), asked the United States and the United Nations (UN) to value the movement's proposal for a solution for Western Sahara put forward by the organisation at the 2nd International Conference for Dialogue and Peace on the Sahara held in Dakar.

In an official statement, the MSP pointed out that the road map of the movement for a dialogue between the parties is the only thing that can "catalyse" the process of seeking the compromise solution recommended by the UN Security Council in its various resolutions.

The official statement of the MSP is reproduced below:

The international relations officer of the MSP asks the American administration and the UN to evaluate the proposal for a solution for Western Sahara announced by the movement at the Dakar Conference.

In declarations made on the occasion of the tour of the region by the under-secretary of the American Department of State, Joshua Harris, and on the eve of the resumption of the political process to be undertaken by the UN envoy, Staffan de Mistura, Mohamed Cherif, responsible for External Relations of the MSP, recalled that the road map of the movement is the only thing which can "catalyse" the process of seeking the compromise solution recommended by the UN Security Council in its various resolutions.

Mohammed Cherif recalled that this "proposal for a peaceful solution was blessed by representatives of Saharawi society, including the tribal notables whose representativeness and legitimacy nobody doubts. He also indicated that the Polisario Front was invited to the Las Palmas and Dakar Conferences to participate in the Saharawi dialogue, but declined the invitation because it is determined to continue to hold for half a century a representativeness based not on the ballot box, but on the use of armed means

The 2nd International Conference for Dialogue and Peace on the Sahara, held in the Senegalese capital on 27 and 28 October last, brought together African, Latin American and European personalities, as well as ambassadors for peace and no less than twenty tribal chiefs, as well as about a hundred representatives of Saharawi civil society. 

Pointing out that without the participation of the MSP and the tribal leaders, another hypothetical round table in Geneva would be doomed to failure, the official responsible for international relations of the MSP emphasised that the approach and the proposal of the MSP demonstrate "our firm and sincere commitment to a peaceful and inclusive settlement of the dispute", hoping that "the initiative will contribute to opening new perspectives for lasting peace and stability in the region and the reconciliation of the Saharawis in their land".